Spell – Dolce mattatoio
1977 Italian film
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Spell – Dolce mattatoio (transl. Spell – Sweet Abattoir) is a 1977 Italian film directed by Alberto Cavallone.
- Paola Montenero
- Jane Avril
- Monica Ronchi
- Martial Boschero
- Giovanni De Angelis
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| Directed by | Alberto Cavallone |
| Screenplay by | Alberto Cavallone[1] |
| Story by | Alberto Cavallone[1] |
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| Cinematography | Gianni Bonicelli[1] |
| Edited by | Alberto Cavallone[1] |
Production company | Stefano Film[1] |
| Distributed by | Stefano Film[1] |
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| Country | Italy[2] |
Production
The sequence with Mónica Zanchi lying on the pool table with her legs spread (her vulva is explicitly seen) was shot in a real bar, very unwillingly; the actress demanded the presence only of the male actor and a cameraman.[3]
Release
Spell was distributed in Italy by Stefano Film on 20 May 1977 as Spell – Dolce mattatoio (transl. Spell – Sweet Abattoir).[4][5] After a short run in Italy, it was released as L'uomo, la donna e la bestia (transl. The Man, the Woman and the Beast) to capitalize on the popularity of Walerian Borowczyk's La Bête.[5] Cavallone commented on the re-titling of the film as "very irritating" and that the re-release was "definitely a shitty title."[5]
Reception
In contemporary reviews, Leonardo Autera of Corriere della Sera stated that the film was "redundant, clunky, and amateurishly acted and ultimately, lacking any semblance of style"[6][7]
